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Plant organelle dynamics: cytoskeletal control and membrane contact sites by Perico, Chiara, Sparkes, Imogen

“…Organelle movement and positioning are correlated with plant growth and development. Movement characteristics are seemingly erratic yet respond to external…”
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Recent Advances in Understanding Plant Myosin Function： Life in the Fast Lane by Sparkes, Imogen

“…Plant myosins are required for organelle movement, and a role in actin organization has recently come to light. Myosin mutants display several gross…”
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Rapid, transient expression of fluorescent fusion proteins in tobacco plants and generation of stably transformed plants by Sparkes, Imogen A, Runions, John, Kearns, Anne, Hawes, Chris

“…Expression and tracking of fluorescent fusion proteins has revolutionized our understanding of basic concepts in cell biology. The protocol presented here has…”
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The plant endoplasmic reticulum: a cell-wide web by Sparkes, Imogen A, Frigerio, Lorenzo, Tolley, Nicholas, Hawes, Chris

“…The ER (endoplasmic reticulum) in higher plants forms a pleomorphic web of membrane tubules and small cisternae that pervade the cytoplasm, but in particular…”
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On the move: redox-dependent protein relocation in plants by Foyer, Christine H, Baker, Alison, Wright, Megan, Sparkes, Imogen A, Mhamdi, Amna, Schippers, Jos H M, Van Breusegem, Frank

“…Compartmentation of proteins and processes is a defining feature of eukaryotic cells. The growth and development of organisms is critically dependent on the…”
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Plant VAP27 proteins: domain characterization, intracellular localization and role in plant development by Wang, Pengwei, Richardson, Christine, Hawkins, Timothy J., Sparkes, Imogen, Hawes, Chris, Hussey, Patrick J.

“…The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is connected to the plasma membrane (PM) through the plant-specific NETWORKED protein, NET3C, and phylogenetically conserved…”
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Putting the Squeeze on Plasmodesmata: A Role for Reticulons in Primary Plasmodesmata Formation by Knox, Kirsten, Wang, Pengwei, Kriechbaumer, Verena, Tilsner, Jens, Frigerio, Lorenzo, Sparkes, Imogen, Hawes, Chris, Oparka, Karl

“…Primary plasmodesmata (PD) arise at cytokinesis when the new cell plate forms. During this process, fine strands of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are laid down…”
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Structure and Dynamics of ER: Minimal Networks and Biophysical Constraints by Lin, Congping, Zhang, Yiwei, Sparkes, Imogen, Ashwin, Peter

“…The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in live cells is a highly mobile network whose structure dynamically changes on a number of timescales. The role of such drastic…”
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Comparative Study of the Involvement of 17 Arabidopsis Myosin Family Members on the Motility of Golgi and Other Organelles by Avisar, Dror, Abu-Abied, Mohamad, Belausov, Eduard, Sadot, Einat, Hawes, Chris, Sparkes, Imogen A

“…Gene families with multiple members are predicted to have individuals with overlapping functions. We examined all of the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana)…”
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Stacks off tracks: a role for the golgin AtCASP in plant endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi apparatus tethering by Osterrieder, Anne, Sparkes, Imogen A., Botchway, Stan W., Ward, Andy, Ketelaar, Tijs, de Ruijter, Norbert, Hawes, Chris

“…The plant Golgi apparatus modifies and sorts incoming proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and synthesizes cell wall matrix material. Plant cells…”
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Truncated myosin XI tail fusions inhibit peroxisome, Golgi, and mitochondrial movement in tobacco leaf epidermal cells: a genetic tool for the next generation by Sparkes, Imogen A, Teanby, Nicholas A, Hawes, Chris

“…Although organelle movement in higher plants is predominantly actin-based, potential roles for the 17 predicted Arabidopsis myosins in motility are only just…”
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Motoring around the plant cell: insights from plant myosins by Sparkes, Imogen A

“…Organelle movement in plants cells is extremely dynamic. Movement is driven by the acto-myosin system. Higher plant myosins fall into two classes: classes XI…”
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Five Arabidopsis Reticulon Isoforms Share Endoplasmic Reticulum Location, Topology, and Membrane-Shaping Properties by Sparkes, Imogen, Tolley, Nicholas, Aller, Isabel, Svozil, Julia, Osterrieder, Anne, Botchway, Stanley, Mueller, Christopher, Frigerio, Lorenzo, Hawes, Chris

“…The cortical endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) epidermal cells is a network of tubules and cisternae undergoing dramatic…”
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In Vivo Quantification of Peroxisome Tethering to Chloroplasts in Tobacco Epidermal Cells Using Optical Tweezers by Gao, Hongbo, Metz, Jeremy, Teanby, Nick A., Ward, Andy D., Botchway, Stanley W., Coles, Benjamin, Pollard, Mark R., Sparkes, Imogen

“…Peroxisomes are highly motile organelles that display a range of motions within a short time frame. In static snapshots, they can be juxtaposed to…”
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FrontiERs: movers and shapers of the higher plant cortical endoplasmic reticulum by Sparkes, Imogen, Hawes, Chris, Frigerio, Lorenzo

“…► Movement and re-modelling of the cortical ER in plants is organised by the actin/myosin cytoskeleton. ► The ER surface can be motile. ► The reticulon family…”
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Fluorescent protein‐based technologies: shedding new light on the plant endomembrane system by Sparkes, Imogen, Brandizzi, Federica

“…Without doubt, GFP and spectral derivatives have revolutionized the way biologists approach their journey toward the discovery of how plant cells function. It…”
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It Started With a Kiss: Monitoring Organelle Interactions and Identifying Membrane Contact Site Components in Plants by Baillie, Alice L, Falz, Anna-Lena, Müller-Schüssele, Stefanie J, Sparkes, Imogen

“…Organelle movement and interaction are dynamic processes. Interpreting the functional role and mechanistic detail of interactions at membrane contact sites…”
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Miro2 tethers the ER to mitochondria to promote mitochondrial fusion in tobacco leaf epidermal cells by White, Rhiannon R., Lin, Congping, Leaves, Ian, Castro, Inês G., Metz, Jeremy, Bateman, Benji C., Botchway, Stanley W., Ward, Andrew D., Ashwin, Peter, Sparkes, Imogen

“…Mitochondria are highly pleomorphic, undergoing rounds of fission and fusion. Mitochondria are essential for energy conversion, with fusion favouring higher…”
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Plant ER geometry and dynamics: biophysical and cytoskeletal control during growth and biotic response by Griffing, Lawrence R., Lin, Congping, Perico, Chiara, White, Rhiannon R., Sparkes, Imogen

“…The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an intricate and dynamic network of membrane tubules and cisternae. In plant cells, the ER ‘web’ pervades the cortex and…”
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Grab a Golgi: Laser Trapping of Golgi Bodies Reveals in vivo Interactions with the Endoplasmic Reticulum by Sparkes, Imogen A., Ketelaar, Tijs, De Ruijter, Norbert C.A., Hawes, Chris

“…In many vacuolate plant cells, individual Golgi bodies appear to be attached to tubules of the pleiomorphic cortical endoplasmic reticulum (ER) network. Such…”
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